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Hi Pat,

> I am maintaining a large Delphi 6 app. I ma being asked to 
> interface to a web service. Early stages yet but which is the 
> best way to go about this? I believe D6 enterprise has web 
> service facilities but have they been superceded by more recent 
> better tools? 

Delphi 2006 offers a better implementation - and more work in being done 
(made available for Delphi 2006 as well, or so I've been lead to 
believe), check the .soap newsgroup for details.

> I am happy to upgrade Delphi but only if I can keep backwards 
> compatibility with my VCL code.

You mean you want your code to compile with Delphi 6 even if made with 
Delphi 2006? Of you want to compile your existing Delphi 6 application 
with Delphi 2006? Both is possible, although backwards compatibility may 
mean you have to eliminate some properties. I must admit I never tried 
to load a Delphi 2006 form back into 6...

> Pat Bell

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Thanks Bob, 

Yes I was only requiring 2006 to run my D6 app. But also if it was 
necessary to upgrade in order to 'consume' web services.

Pat
In article <45818B70.4080701@chello.nl>, Bob Swart wrote:
> Hi Pat,
> 
> > I am maintaining a large Delphi 6 app. I ma being asked to 
> > interface to a web service. Early stages yet but which is the 
> > best way to go about this? I believe D6 enterprise has web 
> > service facilities but have they been superceded by more recent 
> > better tools? 
> 
> Delphi 2006 offers a better implementation - and more work in being done 
> (made available for Delphi 2006 as well, or so I've been lead to 
> believe), check the .soap newsgroup for details.
> 
> > I am happy to upgrade Delphi but only if I can keep backwards 
> > compatibility with my VCL code.
> 
> You mean you want your code to compile with Delphi 6 even if made with 
> Delphi 2006? Of you want to compile your existing Delphi 6 application 
> with Delphi 2006? Both is possible, although backwards compatibility may 
> mean you have to eliminate some properties. I must admit I never tried 
> to load a Delphi 2006 form back into 6...
> 
> > Pat Bell
> 
> Groetjes,
>            Bob Swart
>


Pat Bell